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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "mr.yamand.nabeel@instructor.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Yamand Nabeel" <mrnabeel.zainuddin1@aol.fr>
Reply-To: mr.yamand.nabeel@instructor.net
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:08:43 GMT
Subject: Confidential And Very Urgent Attention To You.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Yamand Nabeel, Manager Auditing and Accountancy Department, Bank Of Africa in (B.O.A) Burkina Faso. I got your email account while searching for a business oriented personality and you happen to be the one. I bring forth a business proposal in the tune of $12.5million U.S. dollars to be transferred to an offshore account with your
assistance acting as beneficiary and next-of-kin to the funds.
If you know you are capable of involving and partaking in this transaction, this will be disbursed or shared between the both of us in these both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring. I have secured necessary information's that can be used to back up this claim we are making.
(1)Your Full name:..........................
(2)Your Age:.................................
(3)Mobile number:..........................
(4)Profession:............................
(5)Your Country:..........................
I will appreciate your urgent response so that I will give you more details concerning this transaction. Sorry if you received this letter in your spam, Due to recent connection error here in my country. Looking forward for your immediate response today only at (mr.yamand.nabeel@instructor.net)
Regards,
Mr. Yamand Nabeel
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